Oldsmobile Alero Complaints

1,957 consumer complaints on file.

#551422March 17, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR
THE LEFT REAR CONTROL ARM ATTACHING BOLT CAME OFF CAUSING THE ARMS TO DISENGAGE FROM THE SPINDLE SUPPORT.(ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857802March 2, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MPH PASSENGER SIDE DOOR CAME AJAR, NOT ABLE TO CLOSE AND LATCH PROPERLY. REPETETIVE PROBLEMS WITH REAR DEFROSTER. LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT INACCURATE. *AK.ET. THERE WERE TWO INCIDENT OF CRACKED RADIATOR CAP. THERE WERE THREE INCIDENTS OF INTERIOR TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON FAILURE. GAS GUAGE MALFUNCTIONED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719521March 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE CAR'S BRAKE ROTORS WARP EVERY 1500 MILES RESULTING IN A LOSS OF BRAKING. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN MACHINED AND/OR REPLACED ON 3 OCCASIONS BUT THE PROBLEM REOCCURS. WHEN BRAKING WITH THE WARPED ROTORS, THE ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSORS HIT THE "BAD" SPOT ON THE ROTORS AND ASSUME A LOCK-UP IS EMMINENT. THE ABS SYSTEM THEN RELEASES PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES AND BRAKING DISTANCE EXCEEDS SAFE LEVELS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856404February 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY AND TAKES LONGER TO SLOW DOWN. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAS REPLACED ROTORS SEVERAL TIMES. BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717966January 27, 2000
SEATS
BOTH FRONT SEATS HAVE A RAZOR SHARP EDGE UNDER THE FRONT SEATS WHERE THE REAR PASSENGERS PUT THEIR FEET. MY DAUGHTER, WHILE WEARING SANDELS CUT HER FOOT ON IT. LEATHER SHOES HAVE BEEN DAMAGED ALSO. THE FACTORY WILL NOT ALOW THE DEALER TO DEBURR THE EDGES. THEY SAY IT WOULD VIOLATE FEDERAL LAW. MATERIAL WAS GLUED ON AND FELL OFF. THE CAR IN THE SHOWROOM HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. WE ARE HAVING NO SUCCESS WITH THE FACTORY IN SOLVING THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#854736January 5, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES EXCESSIVELY. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES SINCE JANUARY 1999. DEALER CAN'T A FIND PERMENANT SOLUTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853481December 21, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING WENT OUT DUE TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP BEING FAULTY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. DEALER HAS REPLACED PUMP, AND NOW IS ALSO REPLACING TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716188December 17, 1999
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT KEEP THE CAR FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS WHEN ON A SLIGHT GRADE. DEALER TRIED TO FIX BY REPLACING PART. PROBLEM PERSISTS. THEY ARE AT A LOSS AS TO HOW TO FIX. THIS COULD BE AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853585December 2, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE PARKED IN THE GARAGE SMELLED GASOLINE. CONTACTED DEALER , AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY HAVE NOT FOUND THE CAUSE. ELECTRICAL LINES UNDER THE CAR AND THE AND THE EXHAUST WERE DAMP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853445November 29, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 15 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE SKIDDED AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A FRONTAL IMPACT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853372November 26, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
EACH TIME THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED TOO HARD VEHICLE MAKES A SHARP LEFT TURN OR PULLS TO THE LEFT. CONTACTED THE DEALER, WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CAR TO DRIVE, EVEN TO PASS WHILE ON HIGHWAY IT WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO LEFT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715182November 23, 1999
SEATS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714180November 1, 1999
STEERING
UPON HEAVY ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE VEERS TO THE LEFT AND CONTROL IS LIMITED. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF MY DEALER, HOWEVER, THEY SAY THIS IS "NORMAL." THIS CONDITION IS SO SEVERE THAT I FEEL IT IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION ESPECIALLY IF THE DRIVER IS NOT PREPARED FOR IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714044October 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
I DROVE THE VEHICLE OVER A SNOW MOUND CREATED BY THE SNOW PLOWS AFTER A PASS ALONG THE STREET. AFTER THAT THE VEHICE MADE A TERRIBLE SCAPPING NOISE. I STOPPPED THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES TO CHECK AND SEE IF ICE OR SNOW WAS PACKED UP IN THE WHEEL WELL OR UNDER CAR. AFTER GETTING BACK TO WORK ONE OF THE GUYS CRAWLED UNDER MY VEHICLE AND SAID THERE WAS A METAL LINE HANGING TO THE GROUND THAT WAS LEAKING WHAT SMELLED LIKE BRAKE FLUID. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISSTANCE AND THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP. THE BRAKE LINE WAS DISLODGED AND DRAGGING THE PAVEMENT FROM JUST DRIVING OVER SNOW. THE MANUFACTURER SAYS IT IS ROAD DAMAGE AND I MUST PAY FOR IT. ANYTHING I DRIVE OVER IS CONSIDERED ROAD DAMAGE. BUT YOU CAN'T DRIVE IN ALASKA WITHOUT DRIVING OVER SNOW. BUT IF SIMPLY DRIVING OVER SNOW CAN DISLODGE MY BRAKE LINE THIS SEEMS PRETTY DANGEROUS TO ME, SINCE I LIVE IN ALASKA. I ASKED IF THEY PROTECTED THE BRAKE LINES. I THINK THEY SHOULD BE BETTER PROTECTED BETTER THEN WHAT THEY ARE. I AM WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING MY VEHICLE NOW. I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE. PLEASE HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549209October 25, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLING/CHARGING
POSSIBLE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR PROBLEMS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRANK BUT NOT START ON 3 OCCASIONS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851419October 21, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED AND REPLACED WHICH HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850408October 12, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE IS JERKING AND LURCHING FORWARD. ALSO, WHEN TAKING KEY OUT OF IGNITION ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL ITEMS KEEP COMING ON, AND BRAKE ROTORS CONTINUE TO WEAR OUT. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850177October 7, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE IS BEING SERVICED FOR THE THIRD TIME BECAUSE THE ABS WARNING LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME THERE WAS A BAD CONNECTION WITH THE SENSOR. THE SECOND TIME THERE WAS MOISTURE IN THE SENSOR. THE CURRENT PROBLEM HAS NOT BE DETECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548896October 5, 1999
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
LUGS AND NUT CAME OFF WHEEL CAUSING THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TO SEPARATE WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712832October 5, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ON THREE OCCASIONS I HAVE DRIVEN MY CAR TO MY DESTINATION AND WHEN I GO TO GET BACK IN THE CAR IT WON'T START. IT HAVE LEFT ME STRANDED EACH TIME AND A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED. THE DATES THIS HAPPENED WAS 8/22/99, 9/14/99-9/17/99 & 9/22/99-CURRENT. THE DEALERSHIP STILL HAS MY CAR TO THIS DATE. THEY ADMIT THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WHICH THEY THOUGHT WAS THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR BECAUSE THEY'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM IN OTHER ALERO'S, BUT APPARANTLY THAT WASN'T IT. I FORGOT TO ADD THAT AFTER THE CAR SITS FOR AWHILE, IT STARTS BACK UP, SO THE IT WON'T DUPLICATE ITSELF AT THE DEALERSHIP. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN, BUT I HAVE NOTICED THAT IT HAS OCCURRED WITHIN 24 HOURS AFTER FILLING THE TANK UP WITH FUEL AND I TOLD THEM THIS BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT NOT STARTING UP OR SOMETHING IN THE FUEL LINE WAS DEFECTIVE. I PERSONALLY THINK THAT THE CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 5 MONTHS AND ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT WAS ON A WEEKEND AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSED. SO FAR MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP CUMULATIVE 15 DAYS. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT HAS LEFT ME AND MY SON STRANDED AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ANYONE ELSE, BUT I FEEL THAT THE CONSUMERS NEED TO KNOW THIS. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE IN THAT CAR ANY LONGER AND AM NOT TAKING IT BACK. WE HAVE YET TO WORK OUT A RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER (GENERAL MOTORS) TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. THIS COULD RESULT IN A MUCH MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM IF THE DEFECTS AREN'T DETECTED. I SPOKE WITH BRENT WALLS, GM FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE @ 1-800-823-0055 X8174. I HAVE ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH OLDSMOBILE 1-800-442-6537 FILE #990072405 AND WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE AND BBB AUTOLINE. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY SUGGESTIONS OR TO DISCUSS THIS CLAIM. I APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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